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Contemp Clin Trials2020;95106084.August 1, 2020Journal Article

Testing the effectiveness of physical activity advice delivered via text messaging vs. human phone advisors in a Latino population: The On The Move randomized controlled trial design and methods.

Abby C King1, Ines Campero2, Jylana L Sheats3, Cynthia M Castro Sweet4, Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa5, Dulce Garcia6, Michelle Hauser7, Monica Done8, Michele L Patel9, Nina M Parikh10, Cecilia Corral11, David K Ahn12
1Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America; Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: king@stanford.edu.
2Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: icampero@stanford.edu.
3Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: JSheats@tulane.edu.
4Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: cynthia@omadahealth.com.
5Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: prespinosa@stanford.edu.
6Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: dgarcia3@stanford.edu.
7Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: mehauser@stanford.edu.
8Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: mdone@stanford.edu.
9Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: michele.patel@stanford.edu.
10CareMessage, Inc., San Francisco, California 94115, United States of America. Electronic address: nparikh@caremessage.org.
11CareMessage, Inc., San Francisco, California 94115, United States of America. Electronic address: ccorral@caremessage.org.
12Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America. Electronic address: dahn@stanford.edu.
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Abstract

Physical inactivity is a key risk factor for a range of chronic diseases and conditions, yet, approximately 50% of U.S. adults fall below recommended levels of regular aerobic physical activity (PA). This is particularly true for ethnic minority populations such as Latino adults for whom few culturally adapted programs have been developed and tested. Text messaging (SMS) represents a convenient an…

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